Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Smith, Elaine C.

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,137
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 635
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.365
Tagged as GLA (Glasgow) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, big, moose, wee, gruffalo, tae, aw, iz,

List of texts in corpus

The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean
Itchy Coo (2021 ) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as weans (701 words)
The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess
Itchy Coo (2020-09-24 ) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as weans (639 words)
The Glasgow Gruffalo
Itchy Coo (2017 ) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as weans (797 words)

Author word Keyness frequencies

This should list the words that the author uses in a disproportionate manner more often than other writers in the corpus. This may include (a) proper nouns (character names in the author's stories), (b) other words related to the specific subject matter and (c) words specific to the regional dialect.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
gruffalo	27	12,634.53	320.863
moose	31	14,506.32	306.683
big	43	20,121.67	212.286
princess	18	8,423.02	175.107
iz	23	10,762.75	167.958
g	14	6,551.24	118.157
sez	13	6,083.29	104.857
dead	11	5,147.40	78.423
anen	9	4,211.51	74.465
pure	12	5,615.35	70.789
whiskers	6	2,807.67	65.487
ah'm	12	5,615.35	65.428
eez	7	3,275.62	64.999
d'ye	7	3,275.62	61.047
scary	7	3,275.62	58.690
pea	6	2,807.67	56.560
snake	6	2,807.67	53.347
awright	8	3,743.57	52.973
wee	27	12,634.53	52.007
sammy	6	2,807.67	50.830
prince	7	3,275.62	50.711
snow	6	2,807.67	47.557
diz	5	2,339.73	46.927
royal	7	3,275.62	46.569
wean	8	3,743.57	44.255
fox	6	2,807.67	43.696
oan	20	9,358.91	43.337
wood	5	2,339.73	43.006
clocked	4	1,871.78	40.099
ae	21	9,826.86	40.015
havin	5	2,339.73	38.548
well	10	4,679.46	36.395
that's	10	4,679.46	36.159
queen	6	2,807.67	35.278
posh	5	2,339.73	34.774
haw	5	2,339.73	34.433
aw	23	10,762.75	33.946
who's	3	1,403.84	32.739
peepers	3	1,403.84	32.739
princesses	3	1,403.84	32.739
daunered	3	1,403.84	32.739
giant	4	1,871.78	30.634
where	8	3,743.57	30.094
real	7	3,275.62	29.263
ahead	4	1,871.78	27.748
good	7	3,275.62	26.394
no	21	9,826.86	25.104
cabin	3	1,403.84	25.045
i'll	6	2,807.67	24.909
log	3	1,403.84	23.229
huge	4	1,871.78	23.190
tea	6	2,807.67	23.022
princessy	9	4,211.51	nan
tail	6	2,807.67	29.704
right	8	3,743.57	22.385
heh	3	1,403.84	22.270
how	8	3,743.57	22.028
favourite	4	1,871.78	21.795
wheezin	2	935.89	21.007
goat	7	3,275.62	20.794
totally	3	1,403.84	20.724
naw	7	3,275.62	20.714
go	8	3,743.57	20.380
bad	6	2,807.67	20.231
mingin	3	1,403.84	20.082
gaff	3	1,403.84	19.785
mattresses	2	935.89	19.285
deep-fried	2	935.89	19.285
plook	2	935.89	19.285
sich	3	1,403.84	18.977
pronto	2	935.89	18.104
legged	2	935.89	18.104
nut	3	1,403.84	17.635
evdy	2	935.89	17.200
durty	2	935.89	17.200
haud	6	2,807.67	16.911
he's	4	1,871.78	16.603
duvet	2	935.89	16.466
coughin	2	935.89	15.849
prints	2	935.89	15.849
gonnae	4	1,871.78	15.639
meetin	3	1,403.84	15.360
napper	2	935.89	15.315
gruffalo's	6	2,807.67	nan
hoch	2	935.89	17.200
bowfin	2	935.89	15.315
sight	3	1,403.84	14.972
know	6	2,807.67	14.872
hen	4	1,871.78	14.548
beast	3	1,403.84	14.493
claws	2	935.89	14.427
crumble	2	935.89	14.427
batter	2	935.89	14.427
stoatin	2	935.89	14.427
so	10	4,679.46	14.265
mairrit	2	935.89	14.049
jaws	2	935.89	13.704
mairry	2	935.89	13.704
i	2	935.89	13.637
hullo	2	935.89	13.387
test	3	1,403.84	13.354
nose	3	1,403.84	13.170
said	11	5,147.40	13.028
coz	2	935.89	12.822
jumped	2	935.89	12.567
bed	5	2,339.73	12.421
owl	5	2,339.73	nan
barra	2	935.89	13.387
toes	2	935.89	12.328
bauchle	2	935.89	12.328
paw	2	935.89	12.104
howlin	2	935.89	11.891
scran	2	935.89	11.891
sheets	2	935.89	11.316
ye're	3	1,403.84	11.216
wurnae	2	935.89	11.142
he'll	2	935.89	10.517
tae	26	12,166.59	10.432
purple	2	935.89	10.107
looked	4	1,871.78	10.001
wan	6	2,807.67	9.948
you're	2	935.89	9.738
burd	2	935.89	9.623
gallus	2	935.89	9.402
are	9	4,211.51	9.302
wind	3	1,403.84	9.077
wiz	7	3,275.62	9.046
storm	2	935.89	8.902
twenty	2	935.89	8.810
orange	2	935.89	8.720
have	4	1,871.78	8.708
asked	3	1,403.84	8.677
flew	2	935.89	8.546
see	10	4,679.46	8.311
shouted	2	935.89	8.069
hing	3	1,403.84	7.965
through	5	2,339.73	7.789
wis	10	4,679.46	7.714
treehoose	3	1,403.84	nan
tap	4	1,871.78	8.424
wance	2	935.89	7.649
eyes	3	1,403.84	7.553
went	5	2,339.73	7.518
she	21	9,826.86	7.510
check	2	935.89	7.455
minute	2	935.89	7.213
night	3	1,403.84	7.202
but	17	7,955.08	6.985
moon	2	935.89	6.933
laugh	2	935.89	6.826
on	5	2,339.73	6.758
as	5	2,339.73	6.591
aff	8	3,743.57	6.344
whitzat	3	1,403.84	nan
auld	8	3,743.57	6.351
whitz	3	1,403.84	nan
man	7	3,275.62	6.820
picky	3	1,403.84	nan
ersnae	3	1,403.84	nan
black	3	1,403.84	6.243
a	83	38,839.49	6.114
size	2	935.89	6.078
noo	9	4,211.51	6.065
his	5	2,339.73	5.550
mibbe	2	935.89	5.538
at	6	2,807.67	5.528
she'd	2	935.89	5.331
who	3	1,403.84	5.115
jist	8	3,743.57	5.041
shot	2	935.89	4.984
eh	3	1,403.84	4.737
wisnae	3	1,403.84	4.675
piece	2	935.89	4.619
legs	2	935.89	4.489
in	22	10,294.81	4.446
errza	2	935.89	nan
wait	2	935.89	4.439
then	6	2,807.67	4.284
long	2	935.89	4.176
aboot	2	935.89	4.120
must	2	935.89	4.109
tongue	2	935.89	4.021
ontae	2	935.89	3.894
snored	3	1,403.84	nan
sleep	2	935.89	4.896
happened	2	935.89	3.853
och	2	935.89	3.853
be	5	2,339.73	3.849
and	22	10,294.81	3.813
i'm	2	935.89	3.793
feart	2	935.89	3.734
hear	3	1,403.84	3.603
yer	8	3,743.57	3.479
whit	9	4,211.51	3.349
ah	6	2,807.67	3.311
tree	2	935.89	3.303
tellin	2	935.89	3.286
look	3	1,403.84	3.249
blue	2	935.89	3.221
later	2	935.89	3.050
find	2	935.89	2.919
thae	3	1,403.84	2.903
yin	4	1,871.78	2.641
sat	2	935.89	2.432
this	13	6,083.29	2.399
only	3	1,403.84	2.356
did	4	1,871.78	2.337
again	4	1,871.78	2.286
it	18	8,423.02	2.248
me	11	5,147.40	2.181
should	2	935.89	2.172
felt	2	935.89	2.122
ower	2	935.89	2.058
place	3	1,403.84	2.019
jaggies	2	935.89	nan
wur	3	1,403.84	2.006
that	15	7,019.19	1.984
roon	3	1,403.84	1.937
oh	2	935.89	1.914
ma	13	6,083.29	1.639
came	2	935.89	1.602
tell	3	1,403.84	1.591
back	2	935.89	1.584
end	2	935.89	1.358
erz	2	935.89	nan
cannae	2	935.89	1.345
highrise	2	935.89	nan
jowly	2	935.89	nan
rain	2	935.89	1.345
day	2	935.89	1.334
taen	2	935.89	1.289
cauld	2	935.89	1.252
gien	2	935.89	1.211
let	2	935.89	1.154
c'moan	2	935.89	nan
when	4	1,871.78	1.149
wi	12	5,615.35	1.092
you	6	2,807.67	1.067
bowly	2	935.89	nan
best	2	935.89	1.046
ye	15	7,019.19	0.981
fur	8	3,743.57	0.954
here	4	1,871.78	0.941
didnae	2	935.89	0.933
oot	12	5,615.35	0.929
it's	3	1,403.84	0.890
their	2	935.89	0.876
her	8	3,743.57	0.874
they	11	5,147.40	0.794
could	3	1,403.84	0.756
them	2	935.89	0.697
or	5	2,339.73	0.668
an	61	28,544.69	0.641
nashers	2	935.89	nan
fae	4	1,871.78	0.646
hoose	3	1,403.84	0.588
nae	8	3,743.57	0.547
if	2	935.89	0.528
mair	3	1,403.84	0.516
he	16	7,487.13	0.411
there	7	3,275.62	0.383
had	4	1,871.78	0.364
gaun	2	935.89	0.337
was	3	1,403.84	0.312
him	7	3,275.62	0.289
us	2	935.89	0.239
even	2	935.89	0.107
new	2	935.89	0.091
maist	2	935.89	0.079
curried	2	935.89	nan
doon	6	2,807.67	0.378
zat	2	935.89	nan
snakebake	2	935.89	nan
up	9	4,211.51	0.070
efter	2	935.89	0.065
like	5	2,339.73	0.057
is	14	6,551.24	0.050
snowin	2	935.89	nan
by	3	1,403.84	0.037
pit	2	935.89	0.007
the	124	58,025.27	0.001
some	3	1,403.84	0.001
underground	3	1,403.84	nan
craw	2	935.89	10.107